Brazil State Companies Post Record US$1.54 Billion Loss
Brazil's federal state companies ran a R$7.8 billion (US$1.54bn) primary deficit in the first half of 2026 - more than...
August 2, 2026Topic
Banco Central do Brasil
Brazil’s Foreign Direct Investment Surges 33% in First Half of 2026
Foreign direct investment into Brazil reached roughly US$47 billion in the first half of 2026, a 33% jump year-on-year, as...
July 30, 2026
Brazil Lifts the Cap on Tap-to-Pay Pix, Squeezing Card Networks
Brazil's central bank is removing the ~R$500 contactless Pix limit, giving banks until October to comply and tightening the squeeze...
June 20, 2026
Brazil’s Stock Market Ends Flat as a Rate Cut Meets Global Caution
Brazil's Ibovespa ended flat at 168,277.55 on June 18 as a Selic cut to 14.25% met global caution after the...
June 19, 2026
Brazil: Bitcoin law passed quietly
Brazil's President Jair Messias Bolsonaro has remained silent on the bitcoin law (number 4.401/2021) passed by Congress fifteen days ago
December 22, 2022
Brazilian Market reduces projection for GDP in 2023 from 1.69% to 1.55%
The median of the projections of the market for the growth of the Brazilian economy next year fell again, now...
January 31, 2022
Brazil’s public sector has a primary surplus of R$15 billion in November
The consolidated public sector closed November with a primary surplus of R$15 billion, as the Brazilian Central Bank reported on...
December 30, 2021
Brazil Inflation on the Rise
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Editor RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL - Those living in the Cidade Maravilhosa will have noticed...
December 14, 2010
Inflation to be Higher Than Expected
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The Banco Central do Brasil announced last week that it has...
July 6, 2010